Chance the Rapper Developing New Movie Musical Hope

Nico Segal (fka Donnie Trumpet) will oversee the film’s original music

Chance the Rapper, October 2018 (Joshua Lott/Getty Images)

Chance the Rapper is developing a new musical feature film called Hope. According to a press release, the movie “follows a group of Chicago teenagers that band together to turn art into action within their community.” Frequent collaborator Nico Segal (fka Donnie Trumpet) will oversee the making of the film’s original music. Carlito Rodriguez (Fox’s “Empire”) is writing the original screenplay.